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Document Information
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Legal letter / cease and desist / letter of claim
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Summary
This is page 3 of a legal demand letter from the law firm Mishcon de Reya, representing Alan Dershowitz. The letter accuses a news organization of disgraceful conduct for publishing defamatory allegations about Dershowitz having sex with a redacted individual, citing a New York Daily News article that supposedly refutes these claims (mentioning 'Ransome'). The letter demands the immediate removal of the article, an apology, and payment of damages and legal costs within 24 hours.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alan Dershowitz | Client / Subject of Allegations |
While referred to as 'our client' throughout, the internal quote explicitly defends 'Dershowitz', identifying him as ...
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| Ransome | Witness/Accuser (mentioned in quote) |
Mentioned in a quote from The New York Daily News regarding court transcripts.
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| [REDACTED] | Subject of redaction |
Name redacted in the context of allegations of having sex with the client.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Mishcon de Reya |
Sender of the letter (Letterhead).
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| The New York Daily News |
Cited as the source material for the story being disputed.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Relationships (2)
Letter refers to Dershowitz as 'our client' throughout.
Quote mentions Ransome's testimony (or lack thereof) regarding Dershowitz.
Key Quotes (4)
"Nowhere in the court case or the transcript does Ransome or anyone else allege that [REDACTED] had sex with Dershowitz – or that she was directed to."Source
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"Your conduct has been disgraceful."Source
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"He will hold you fully liable for this."Source
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"Undertake to pay our client significant damages, the quantum of which to be agreed."Source
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Mishcon de Reya
All of the above information was in the public domain at the time you published the Article.
Your conduct
Your conduct has been disgraceful. You published the Article without making any effort to seek our client's comment. Further, you took the story from an article in The New York Daily News, yet chose to ignore our client's position contained therein. You also deliberately embellished upon the story in The New York Daily News: nowhere in that article does it state either that [REDACTED] claimed that she had sex with our client, or that she did have sex with him. In fact, quite the opposite, it states as follows: "Nowhere in the court case or the transcript does Ransome or anyone else allege that [REDACTED] had sex with Dershowitz – or that she was directed to."
It is staggering that a news organisation as well-resourced and with such a good reputation as yours has conducted itself in this way.
Serious harm
Given the gravity of the Allegations – which include imputations of seriously improper and/or unlawful behaviour – as well as the nature and extent of publication, there is no question that serious harm has been, and will continue to be, caused to our client's reputation.
The serious harm you have caused to our client's reputation is not only causing him (and his family) great anguish, it is likely to cause significant damage to his ability to earn in the future. He will hold you fully liable for this.
Immediate action required
In view of the above, our client requires you to immediately do the following:
1. Remove the Article from your website.
2. Publish an apology, the terms of which to be agreed.
3. Remove any associated links to the Article within your website.
4. Undertake not to repeat the Allegations.
5. Undertake to pay our client significant damages, the quantum of which to be agreed.
6. Undertake to pay our client his legal costs.
Please may we hear from you within 24 hours. In the meantime, all our client's rights are reserved.
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